Investec Royal Swazi Open

The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it has been played using a Modified Stableford System.

Investec Royal Swazi Open
Tournament information
LocationEzulwini Valley, Eswatini
Established1971
Course(s)Royal Swazi Spa
Par72
Length7,834 yards (7,163 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatModified Stableford
Prize fundR1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To par−29 as above
Score65 points Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Current champion
Daniel van Tonder
Location Map
Royal Swazi Spa
Location in Eswatini

Winners
YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
Investec Royal Swazi Open
2020 Daniel van Tonder (2)48 points18 points Neil Schietekat
2019 Martin Rohwer59 points12 points Jake Roos
Steve Surry
2018 Justin Harding47 points1 point Lyle Rowe
2017 Peter Karmis49 points1 point Zack Byrd
2016 Titch Moore60 points11 points Adilson da Silva
2015 PH McIntyre45 points1 point Morne Buys
2014 Daniel van Tonder48 pointsPlayoff Jacques Blaauw
Jared Harvey
2013 James Kingston45 pointsPlayoff Ruan de Smidt
2012 Christiaan Basson50 points1 point Desvonde Botes
Daniel van Tonder
2011 Justin Walters45 points1 point Divan van den Heever
2010 Keith Horne47 points1 point Christiaan Basson
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
2009 Jaco van Zyl65 points12 points Tongoona Charamba
Tyrone van Aswegen
2008 Jean Hugo56 points6 points Neil Schietekat
2007 Des Terblanche (2)50 points2 points James Kamte
2006 Thomas Aiken59 points9 points Steve Basson
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
2005 Hendrik Buhrmann42 points1 point Ross Wellington
2004 Nic Henning42 points1 point Titch Moore
2003 Des Terblanche36 pointsPlayoff Adilson da Silva
Royal Swazi Sun Open
2002 Andrew McLardy268−202 strokes Nic Henning
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2001 Bradford Vaughan263−258 strokes Mark Hilton
Trevor Immelman
Stenham Swazi Open
2000 Mark McNulty (5)267−132 strokes Doug McGuigan
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
1999 Marc Cayeux266−223 strokes Mark McNulty
1998 Paul Friedlander201−15Playoff Scott Dunlap
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
1997 Warrick Druian269−191 stroke Chris Davison
Nic Henning
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1996 Richard Kaplan271−17Playoff Wayne Westner[1]
1995 Brad Ott266−222 strokes Chris Davison
Richard Kaplan
1994 Omar Uresti274−142 strokes Andrew Pitts
1993 Sean Pappas272−16Playoff Ernie Els
1992 Ernie Els269−191 stroke Chris Davison
1991 Hugh Royer III265−23 Robin Freeman
Des Terblanche
1990 John Daly267−21 John Bland[2][3]
1989 Jeff Hawkes202[lower-alpha 1]−14 John Daly
Joe Dlamini		[4]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
1988 Don Levin268−20Playoff Alan Pate[5]
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1987 Mark McNulty (4)259−29 Wayne Westner[6]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1986 Mark McNulty (3)263−25Playoff Fulton Allem[7]
1985 Mark McNulty (2)270−18 Simon Hobday
1984 Rick Hartmann271−17 Teddy Webber[8]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
1983 John Bland (3)271−17 Teddy Webber[9]
1982 Denis Watson268−204 strokes Fulton Allem[10][11]
1981 Ian Mosey278−10Playoff Nigel Burch
Allan Henning		[12]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1980 Mark McNulty274−14 Tienie Britz[13]
Holiday Inns Open
1979 John Bland (2)267−21Playoff Andries Oosthuizen
1978: No tournament
Holiday Inns Invitational
1977 John Bland265−23 Bobby Cole
1976 Hugh Baiocchi273−15Playoff Dale Hayes
Holiday Inns Open
1975
(Dec)		 Dale Hayes (2)269−19Playoff John Fourie[14]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1975
(Feb)		 John O'Leary271−174 strokes John Fourie
Dale Hayes		[14]
Holiday Inns Open
1974 Dale Hayes269−19[15]
1973: No tournament
1972 John Buczek270−18[16]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1971 Cobie Legrange273−15Playoff[17]
  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References
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